The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-12-30

JANUARY.
4th. Newly elected comfy officers
took possession as follows:
Oscar Bierbauer, Register of Deeds,
j. p. Kremer, Treasurer.
T.. W. Parker. County Superintendent
of Schools.
C. H. Piper, Sheriff,
Geo. w. Mead, Probate Judge.
T. Scattergood. Auditor.
5th. wilkin Post installs new officers
and hold Logan memorial services.
9th. County Treasurer Kremer dies
and the Commissioners re-elect Mr..
Jones. The new water mains are tested
for the first time.
l4th. The Minnesota Valley Bee
Keepers Association organized.
oath. Annual meeting of Board of
Trade held.
| FEBRUARY.
Sd. City council considers an ordin-
ance allowing Mr.. F. l.. Waters to con-
struct and operate an electric light plant
in the city.
10Th. Holbrook hotel project is agi-
tated.
10Th. Mr.. Jno Sanborn, of Sterling,
dies.
18th. The worst blizzard of the win
ter. Trains on all of the railways seri-
ously blockaded.
Sd. The electric light ordin ance pass
es the council.
Sth. Township election day. The
proposition to issue $4,000 in bonds to
complete the court house, carries.
9th. Death of Joseph H. Chapman.
goth. Rev. G. G. Pollock, ofths Pres
byterian church, resigns his passionate.
2lst. Disastrous fire at Marsh's butter
tub factory. Loss $4,000.
APRIL.
4th. The DAILY FREE Press goes forth
on its mission of good work for the city. |
9Th. City election. Mayor Pau and
his aldermen elected. School and wa
ter works bonds defeated.
10th. Collapse of the Holbrook hotel I
project. /
18th. Death of Chas. Wagon, Sr.
goth. Work commenced on the Can !
non Valley depot in this city. !
2lst. John Miller meets his death by /
falling over the stone quarry ledge on
Madison avenue.
10Th. Dedication of the new l. 0. o.
ho1l n MoT,rHxy SC cr,ffN I'D hyy
gas at the Mankato Gas Works.
MAY.
The region round about is treated to a
great shaking up by an embyro cyclone.
No serious damage done.
9th. A postSffice inspector visits the
city to look up the free delivery system.
18th. Joe Presley also loses his life at
the Mankato Gas Works.
18th. The street railway company an
nounces its intention to build its Centre
street extension.
18th. Wilkin Post, G. A. r., is pre-
scented with beautiful portrait of the
Alexander Wilkin.
18th Max Krolik is acquitted in dis
trict court after his trial for arson.
30th. Memorial Day fttingly OBJ
served.
JUNE.
LIST. Close of Commencement week at
the Normal with "a graduates.
I'd The first train over the NJ. d st.
l.. reaches the city.
9th and 9TH. Meeting of the State
Business Mems Association. Knute Mel
sons famous speech delivered.
18th. The Welsh Calvanistic Mstho-
dists meet in annual session.
goth. Regular passenger trains begin
en- the Cannon Valley road.
18th. Death of Rev. Norris Hobart.
JULY.
4th. The day quietly celebrated in
Mankato Knights of Labor picnic and
parade.
Myron Fuller killed on the Omaha
trestle IN West Mankato.
9TH to 18th. Encampment of Second
Regiment, M. n. G. A busy week in
Mankato. The encampment with the
big sham battle complete success.
18th. Death of Master Henry Hamil-
ton. 1
26th. Special city election results in
favor of park and sewer bonds. ,
Contract for the Front street sewer
awarded to Williams & Hanlon.
Both. Joseph Dunn, thirteen year :
old boy is shot while hunting. Petty '
burglaries are numerous.
AUGUST. !
I'd. Competitive examination for adj
to West Point held In the city.
Lewis C. Scherer, of New Ulm, success
full
4th. Joseph Orando's horses killed
by a Milwaukee engine near the Main
street bridge.
10th. The Normal School alumni meet .
ing occurs. The postoffice moved into
new quarters.
23d. Survivors of the battle of New !
Ulm go to that place to celebrate.
25th Contract for building the re-
servoir awarded.
SEPTEMBER.
9Th. Death of Jno. ]. Shaubut.
18th. Death of Mrs. Caroline Tyner.
Is. Mankato fire department called
to Lake Crystal to help save that town
from the devouring element.
Goth. A fatal cavern of the sewer
ditch results in the death ofJno. Malone
and Ole Barlow.
22d to Path. Annual fair of the South =
ern Minnesota Live Stock and Fair As